Rental Registration
- Ordinance 2015-14
- Rossford Municipal Code Chapter 726 - Rental Property Registrations
The rental registration program provides a way to identify and quantify rental units within the city to help ensure that rental property is properly maintained. The program requires annual exterior inspections and biennial (every other year) interior inspections.
Important Dates
Initial exterior inspection reports are due by September 30, 2015.
Initial interior inspections are due from July 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016.
Exterior: 4/1 to 7/31 each year
Interior: 6/1 to 5/31 every other year (biennial)
Required to Register and Inspect
Any property owner that rents their property as living quarters is required to register, including property occupied by the owner with rooms rented to unrelated boarders. Every landlord shall register in the “Residential Rental Registration On-Line System” provided by the city. An account can be created by clicking on the link to the right. The following types of rented units must be registered and inspected:
- Single family dwellings
- Two family dwellings
- Multi-family dwellings
- Not Required to Inspect
The following types of units are exempt from inspection:
- Group homes, nursing homes, dormitories
- Single family dwellings that are occupied by the owners family
- Two family dwellings if owner occupies one of the dwellings (registration required)
- Hotels / motels with daily rental units
- Dwellings subject to inspections by another governmental agency
- Bed and breakfast inns
Agent Required
If the property or manager does not live within 35 miles of the City of Rossford the rental property shall have an authorized agent to serve as contact who will be available twenty-four–hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. The property owner will submit a “Designation of Agent Application” provided in the online application.
Initial Registration Period
Initial registration period begins on July 1, 2015 and ends November 1, 2015. Failure to register a rental dwelling that is in existence on July 1, 2015 and after November 1, 2015 will result in an application fee that is doubled.
Registration Fees
There is a “one time” registration fee.
Single family dwellings - $50.00 each
Two family dwellings - $35.00 per rental unit
Multiple single and two family dwellings - $100.00 for the first 3 dwellings and $10.00 for every dwelling in excess of the first three
Multi-family dwelling - $100.00 for the first 3 dwellings and $10.00 for every unit over the first three
New Registration, Re-Registration and/or Change of Ownership of Rental Dwelling
All new rental dwellings must register. A change of ownership of an existing rental dwelling is required to be renewed by the new owner of the dwelling within thirty (30) days of the change. A registration that has been voided or revoked must file a new application for Rental Registration.
Rental Registration
On June 9, 2015 the City of Rossford adopted a Rental Dwelling Registration (Chapter 726) program requiring property owners who rent residential property to have their rented units registered with the city.
The initial registration period is from July 1, 2015 and ending on November 1, 2015 for existing dwellings. Any new rental dwellings should be registered before tenants are allowed to move in.
The following fees shall be remitted to the City along with a printout of the payment submittal form from your account in the online system:
Single family dwellings - $50.00 each
Two family dwellings - $35.00 per rental unit
Multiple single and two family dwellings - $100.00 for the first 3 dwellings and $10.00 for every dwelling in excess of the first three
Multi-family dwelling - $100.00 for the first 3 dwellings and $10.00 for every unit over the first three
Single family dwellings - $50.00 each
Two family dwellings - $35.00 per rental unit
Multiple single and two family dwellings - $100.00 for the first 3 dwellings and $10.00 for every dwelling in excess of the first three
Multi-family dwelling - $100.00 for the first 3 dwellings and $10.00 for every unit over the first three
If a property owner rents a dwelling unit without registering the dwelling with the city may be subject to administrative penalties of $100 for each week the dwelling unit is not registered.
No. A number of factors may exempt your property from registration. To claim an exemption, create an account and register your property. You will be able to select your reason for exemption at that point.
Registration will be online. Each owner will set up an account of properties where all documents will be filed, recorded and easily accessible.
The rental registration is good for as long as you own the property. Sale or transfer of ownership will require the new owner to re-register the property.
The owner, manager or a designated agent of the rental unit will inspect the property (self-inspect) using a form provided by the city. Violations, noncompliance, delinquency or failure to pay penalties, taxes or fees may disqualify owners from the ability to self-inspect their properties and require them to contract the inspections to an approved third party inspector.
Both interior and exterior inspection is required for single family and two-family dwellings. After the initial inspection, all future exterior inspections will be required to be submitted between April 1 and July 31 of each year. All future interior inspection reports are to be filed on a biennial basis (every two years) and during the period between June 1 and May 31 of the following year.
Multi-family buildings will require an annual fire inspection of the common areas of the buildings. Exterior inspections are required to be reported annually.
Inspections are to be performed by the property owner or designated agent of the owner and considered to be self-inspected. There will be filing fees required as follows:
Single-family interior - $15.00 per dwelling
Single-family exterior - $15.00 per dwelling
Two-family interior - $15.00 per dwelling
Two-family exterior - $15.00 per site
Multi-family interior Fire Inspection - $15.00 per bldg.
Multi-family exterior Inspection - $15.00 per site
Single-family interior - $15.00 per dwelling
Single-family exterior - $15.00 per dwelling
Two-family interior - $15.00 per dwelling
Two-family exterior - $15.00 per site
Multi-family interior Fire Inspection - $15.00 per bldg.
Multi-family exterior Inspection - $15.00 per site